Microsoft Corp. today issued security updates to fix more than 80 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and software. There are no known “zero-day” or actively exploited vulnerabilities in this …
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Self-Replicating Worm Hits 180+ Software Packages – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
At least 187 code packages made available through the JavaScript repository NPM have been infected with a self-replicating worm that steals credentials from developers and publishes those secrets on GitHub, …
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Bulletproof Host Stark Industries Evades EU Sanctions – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
In May 2025, the European Union levied financial sanctions on the owners of Stark Industries Solutions Ltd., a bulletproof hosting provider that materialized two weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine and quickly …
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GOP Cries Censorship Over Spam Filters That Work – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
The chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last week sent a letter to Google’s CEO demanding to know why Gmail was blocking messages from Republican senders while allegedly failing …
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The Ongoing Fallout from a Breach at AI Chatbot Maker Salesloft – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
The recent mass-theft of authentication tokens from Salesloft, whose AI chatbot is used by a broad swath of corporate America to convert customer interaction into Salesforce leads, has left many …
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Affiliates Flock to ‘Soulless’ Scam Gambling Machine – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
Last month, KrebsOnSecurity tracked the sudden emergence of hundreds of polished online gaming and wagering websites that lure people with free credits and eventually abscond with any cryptocurrency funds deposited …
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DSLRoot, Proxies, and the Threat of ‘Legal Botnets’ – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
The cybersecurity community on Reddit responded in disbelief this month when a self-described Air National Guard member with top secret security clearance began questioning the arrangement they’d made with company …
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SIM-Swapper, Scattered Spider Hacker Gets 10 Years – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
A 20-year-old Florida man at the center of a prolific cybercrime group known as “Scattered Spider” was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison today, and ordered to pay roughly …
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Mobile Phishers Target Brokerage Accounts in ‘Ramp and Dump’ Cashout Scheme – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
Cybercriminal groups peddling sophisticated phishing kits that convert stolen card data into mobile wallets have recently shifted their focus to targeting customers of brokerage services, new research shows. Undeterred by …
Microsoft today released updates to fix more than 100 security flaws in its Windows operating systems and other software. At least 13 of the bugs received Microsoft’s most-dire “critical” rating, …